Author: Aaron
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The Monfort Plan
The Monfort Plan (Wiley Finance, April 2010) presents the new architecture of a redefined capitalism. This summary piece introduces the five year action plan and explains why a new architecture may be needed in today’s environment. Today’s capitalism is based on a vintage architecture that dates back to the 1940s and the American effort to…
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Uruguay Real Estate Continues To Levitate
Uruguay real estate… Uruguay is a place that people fall in love with. The extensive, untouched beaches, old-world charm of capital Montevideo, and warm Uruguayan attitudes towards foreigners all play their part. In fact the most trouble tourists have in Uruguay is when trying to leave! But there’s something else which is attracting alarming numbers…
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Capital Conservator
Capital Conservator is not a bank, nor is it a bank introduction or bank account opening service. The Capital Conservator Group is composed of multiple financial services companies, holding deposits and making investments for its clients using its own accounts in order to protect the privacy of its clients. This means: * Your funds are…
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Best Offshore Investments: How to Maximise the Potential of Your Offshore Bank Account
Privacy, Asset Protection and greater freedom of movement are just some of the qualities that lure to open an offshore bank account. Some people are happy to have their money safely locked away, an insurance policy against volatile stock markets, currency fluctuations and avaricious authorities. Others see investing offshore as a way of maximizing their…
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Stanford Financial: Black Clouds Ahead?
Financier Allen Stanford, the man famous for promoting grassroots cricket in the West Indies, finds himself in the spotlight once again – but this time the attention isn’t welcome. His Stanford Financial Group is facing a visit from regulators after doubts were raised over some of his best-selling financial products. Here’s an excerpt from a…
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EU Executive Targets Bank Secrecy
Every day it becomes increasingly more evident that investing offshore requires professional guidance. European Union states won’t be able to fend off tax evasion inquiries by hiding behind bank secrecy rules under a proposal to be adopted on Monday. The measure is part of wider EU efforts to snare people who exploit loopholes in rules…
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Seychelles Liberalise Foreign Currency Dealings
The Seychelles government has decided to remove all restrictions on foreign exchange dealings and has set up new regulations to allow the national currency (Rupee) to float, APA learns on Wednesday in the Seychellois capital Victoria. According to a communiqué issued by the Finance Minister Danny Faure, the decision has been taken following the approval…
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Wealth Management Summit Tips
During a Wealth Management Summit being held this week in Boston, Singapore and Geneva, private banking executives provided some investment tips. Jennifer Tay, Citi Private Bank, Asia-Pacific Head of Portfolio Counselling “We tell clients, markets are not going to stay down forever. There will come a time when you have very decent recovery and typically…
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Offshore Business Workshop
If you are an entrepreneur and thinking about doing business offshore, you are faced with a choice between an unincorporated branch operation, a foreign LLC or IBC or corporation that is treated as a foreign corporation for U.S. tax purposes or any of these entities that might be treated as either a disregarded entity or…